OTAGO’S RECOVERY

Dominion, Volume 33, Issue 118, 12 February 1940, Page 11

OTAGO’S RECOVERY

Final Plunket Shield Match

CENTURY TO FRASER Wellington Ont For 220 In First Innings (By Telegraph—Press Association.) DUNEDIN, February 11. Qtago staged a splendid recovery on the second day of the final Plunket Shield match of the season against Wellington on Saturday and, with a first innings deficit of 82 and four down for 81 in the second innings, the side recovered finely to score 287 for eight wickets. The feature of the match so far was the not-out score of 105 by T. C. Fraser, whose partnership with Toomey (51) was worth 143 runs for the seventh wicket.

A strong wind and occasional showers made playing conditions unpleasant. It. was not surprising that there was not a big crowd to see one of the finest recovery partnerships staged by Otago batsmen for a number of years. The young Carisbrook batsman, Fraser, went in No. 6, with the board showing 81 for four wickets. He was still batting when stumps were drawn. His 105 was a notable innings in every way, chanceless and sound, yet free and full of well-produced strokes. Crisp, Hard Hitting. Fraser was one of the more successful Otago batsmen on the northern tour this year. He has two or three valuable half-centuries to his credit in his two seasons of Plunket Shield cricket, but this innings far surpassed anything he had previously produced. He started cautiously as the circumstances demanded, but at no stage did he allow the bowlers to dominate him. He waited for scorable balls and hit them crisply and hard. His best strokes were played on the off side and it was a tribute both to his stroke play and to his temperament when he weathered a trying time in the 90's and recorded his first century in big cricket. Associated with him in Otago's recovery was another young batsman, C. D. Toomey, who wae making his first Plunket Shield .appearance. Their partnership regained for Otago a winning chance. Toomey did not inspire confidence in the early stages of his innings but later he settled down and scored well in front of the wicket. His last 25 runs were nicely made after he had overcome, a temptation to nibble at dangerous bowling outside Ins off stump. His 51 was an extremely valuable innings. The Otago captain, D. A. R. Moloney, batted in his most attractive form for 33 but none of the other batsmen got out ot the teens, Wellington Bowlers Hampered. The Wellington bowlers were hampered by the greasiness of the ball consequent upon the odd showers of rain which caused several brief adjournments, but they stuck to their work well and there was no slackening in the field. It was an interesting day’s play and at the end of it Otago had recovered a chance of redeeming its deplorable display in the first innings. It now has a lead of 205 with two wickets in hand, which, though it is by no means a commanding lead, promises to be at least troublesome. Scores: — OTAGO. First Innings Second Innings. D A. R. Moloney, 1.b.w.. b. Wilson .. 33 G. J. Robertson, c. Wrigley, b. Ashenden •, I, 1 , A. S. 11. Cutler, b. Ashenden 16 C. J. Kimes, b. Pritchard 11. It. Cameron, b. Pritchard 18 T. C. Fraser, not out MM T. Ohettleburgh, c. Wilson, b. Whyte o C, G. D. Toomey, c. Du Chateau, b. V ,T. Lender, c. Wrigley, b. McLeod . •> G. IT. Mills, not out J Extras 1 ■

-WELLINGTON.—First Innings.

E. W. Tindill, 1.b.w.. b. Elmes W O. Wrigley, b. Lemin J \V. G. Kalnbinl, 1.b.w., b. Lemin Lj J. A. Ongtey, run out L V. 11. Du Chateau. 1). Elmes 11 D. S. Wilson, c. Ttobcrleon, b. Elmos . E. G. McLeod, uot out fjW. F. Aircv, c. Toomcr, -b. Leader .. 30 T. L. Pritchard, -b. Leader 2 G. L. Whyte, c. Moloney, b. Leader ~ 3 J. Asheuden. e. Mills, b. Loader o Extras (byes 6, leg-bye 1) 7

Total for eight wickets . 287 bowling analysis. 0. M. K. w. Pritchard 22 1 84 3 3 «c 1 Wilson 12 0 67 1. Whyte 9 0 45 1 McLeod 5 1 7 2 '

.. 229 BOWLING . ANALYSIS. 0. 31. R. W. Lemin •20 1 T? Robertson •) 2 17 0 Leader .1-2.0 1 42 4 Elmos' 15 4 35 3 Moloney t 1 30 0 CJiettleburgh .... .. 2 1 8 0